I know that I'm not alone and that many of us name our bikes. I have a road bike named Fiona, my mountain bike is Moonbeam and my commuter is Sally. But beware, this act of bike naming can have consequences.

I haven't been able to ride my mountain bike much in the last few months when I've been putting the finishing touches on my Ironman training. But Ironman is over and on the way back to The Gorge from AZ my boyfriend and I stopped for a day of riding in Moab. Moonbeam was finally going to have her chance to shine.

We were having a great ride and I chatted excitedly with Moonbeam the whole time. Then... I accidentally called her Fiona. While I was riding her.

She flatted out immediately. I could just imagine her scolding me, "I'll teach you for calling me by that skinny tired b!tches name!"

I apologized and fixed the tire. She seems to have forgiven me. We had a great ride together on Saturday.

Maybe my Ex was right... it's always best to call the [bike] something generic like baby or sweetheart. That keeps you out of trouble.